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Sierra Railway #3 on the P&AC. No. 3 is a 4-6-0 Ten-Wheeler steam locomotive built by the Rogers Locomotive and Machine Works of Paterson, New Jersey. Construction of the locomotive was completed on March 26, 1891, and was given Rogers construction number 4493. It has 17 in × 24 in (43 cm × 61 cm) cylinders, 56-inch (140 cm) driving wheels ...
A locomotive or engine is a rail transport vehicle that provides the motive power for a train.If a locomotive is capable of carrying a payload, it is usually rather referred to as a multiple unit, motor coach, railcar or power car; the use of these self-propelled vehicles is increasingly common for passenger trains, but rare for freight trains.
The Baldwin type designation was 'DR-12-8-1500/2, ' meaning D iesel R oad locomotive, with 12 axles ( 8 of which were driven), and two engines of 1,500 horsepower (1,100 kW) each. The trucks were configured in a 2-D+D-2 wheel arrangement. The nickname came from the numerous axles set in a nearly unbroken line, much like the legs of a centipede .
Steam locomotive components. Main components found on a typical steam locomotive include: The main components of a typical steam locomotive. Click or hover over numbers to see names. ( enlarge) The diagram, which is not to scale, is a composite of various designs in the late steam era. Some components shown are not the same as, or are not ...
Pages in category "Railway locomotives introduced in 1980" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. C.
In 1877, an Ajmer built F-1/734 Steam Locomotive became the first indigenously built locomotive in India. [ 5] In 1925, the first electric train ran between Bombay and Kurla, hauled by a Swiss Locomotive and Machine Works (SLM) 2,400 hp (1,800 kW) electric locomotive on 1500 V DC traction. [ 1][ 6] The first diesel locomotive used in India was ...
A locomotive or engine is a rail transport vehicle that provides the motive power for a train. If a locomotive is capable of carrying a payload, it is usually referred to as a multiple unit , motor coach , railcar or power car ; the use of these self-propelled vehicles is increasingly common for passenger trains , but rare for freight ...
Disposition. active. The YDM-4 is a class of diesel locomotives operating on Indian Railways. The first units were built by the American Locomotive Company (Alco) in 1961. Since 1968, members of the class have been manufactured in India by the Banaras Locomotive Works (BLW), Varanasi. The model name stands for metre gauge (Y), diesel (D), mixed ...